The research vessel "Marion Dufresne"
Illustration in synthesized images of the seasons of the ocean: a year from the Antarctic - Animation Clement Fontana
The research vessel "James COOK"
Dinoflagellate Ceratium ranipes grd mains (Photo : Sophie Marro)
The seasonal evolution of the chlorophyll a concentration as seen by a « water color » satellite (SeaWifs) in the Atlantic Ocean.
Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)
Plankton
Plankton are a multitude of living organisms adrift in the currents.Our food, our fuel, and the air we breathe originate in plankton.
Phronimes - Monstres des tonneaux
Recyclant salpes et méduses, la femelle phronime construit des tonneaux gélatineux et y élève sa progéniture.
Vue sous-marine d'un groupe de mésocosmes montrant la structure de flottaison en surface (© Stareso)
Rosette used to collect seawater samples during a scientific cruise in the South Pacific Ocean. During the austral summer, the amount of chlorophyll a is so low that the water becomes deep blue, almost purple. (Photo : Joséphine Ras)
Appendicularia Oikopleura dioica (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Siphonophore (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Carte bathymétrique mondiale
Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Gelatinous plankton Mneniopsis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
